VIP Card Number or Queue Place Card Number?

So after all the hype and spending a fantastic 14hours queuing for my MF I now have a question to put to anyone who cares to comment.

While we queued we were handed a "business card" that stated a number out of 150 which was to let us know our position in the queue. We assumed the first 100 would then get the corresponding VIP cards and then in turn purchase the set that effectively was also the corresponding number sold. So I had businesses card #17 meaning I would get #17 VIP card followed by purchasing the 17th set to be sold.

However what actually happened was as we entered the store by our queue position we headed upstairs to one of the tills to receive our VIP card which had been randomly mixed up behind the tills. To highlight this I stood at one till as LegoBoy stood at the one beside me. I received VIP card #5 while he received #88. We then joined others collecting scratch cards and collected our prize from that. We then headed downstairs to either join one queue to collect an unsigned box or the other queue to collect a set and have it signed.

By the time we got to have our set signed it was impossible to tell how many physical sets had already been given out.

So the question is if you had your set signed and numbered would you of gone with either the original queue position card or the VIP card number??

While I agree that it should have been quite easy to make the numbers match the tickets I think that the cards will be rare enough that unless you had hold of the card with 113800001 on it they are all going to be something to cherish, regardless of the number, as a reminder of your perseverance in getting hold of one (apart from the person selling theirs on ebay that is) as no one else apart from the first 100 will have one.

Whereas @DarthMorl&nbsp;states the business cards were to indicate your place in the queue, I instead suggest that was just incidental as they came out of the box in numerical order as they were dished out down the line. I think the cards are to state, as was said to us by two employees at the time, that I was to have set number 23 of 150. Of course the physical sets themselves were unmarked when they were purchased and of course the order in which they were bought is irrelevant, but I think my set number is 23 of 150 regardless.

What is eating me up is that I had 88 of 100 (my random VIP number) written on my box rather than 23 of 150 and in hindsight I think it was the wrong call.

I'll get over it, but Darth and I were having a debate about it on the way into work this morning. I suggested he created a discussion to enquire how others viewed it. Darth thinks the right thing to do was have the VIP marked on the box whereas I think it would have made more sense to put the business card number - set number in my eyes.

@LegoboyI get where your coming from and if I'm totally honest, I would be miffed if I was in the same boat. Perhaps it would have been better to have 1 person giving out the 1138 VIP cards in the numerical order the business cards were handed out to you after going through the checkout so you got the designated number you should have.

I can also see it from a purely collectable point of view. There were 100 sets that are matched with the special VIP card number and without the card, the set isn't as special, as anyone could write on the box with a gold pen but with the card you have proof that it's the real deal.It's something that I don't get about the ebay sellers selling either the signed Falcon without the card or just the card on its own as without the card there is no proof that what they have is one of the first sets sold. The plus side of this is that the more that are sold without the cards, the rarer your matching set will become.

Totally agree with @bandit778 that LEGO should of handed out the VIP cards to match the queue cards. I disagree with @Legoboy that the queue card has any bearing on which set we got as the simple fact is it doesn't. If I am totally honest neither card has any bearing on the actual set we received. The set I was given was not the 17th handed out or the 5th. Maybe LEGO did this intentionally? Otherwise why not either pre number the boxes or like 10179 add a certificate

You had a great experience that bits of paper (the business card) or plastic (the VIP card) really have no bearing on. It was documented and shared which I'm sure many here enjoyed. Most importantly you have the memories and numbers are not relevant to those.

^ Not so much overthought but just nice to have it settled in my OCD of a mind.

As you say, the day was amazing, the atmosphere was incredible and then topped off by meeting and standing alongside Jens and Michael. Something I'm not going to forget in a hurry and am extremely grateful for.

You had a great experience that bits of paper (the business card) or plastic (the VIP card) really have no bearing on. It was documented and shared which I'm sure many here enjoyed. Most importantly you have the memories and numbers are not relevant to those.

My thoughts exactly... then again I don't keep many set boxes or any random promotional material so had I gone I'd have more than likely sold the number card to try and recoup the cost of the falcon...how much does that idea irritate those who are already upset about random numbers? :-P

Interesting, the Lego website now has a Lego Star Wars Millennium Falcon VIP Card page which states that the cards they will ship will be printed with the owners name...but the number will be the SAME as your existing VIP Card number. Not sure if everyone can see this though?

For me the queue number is what counts. I was 093/150. So I was sold the 93rd set in the UK (maybe the world?). I didn't get the queue card stapled to the receipt either - it's in mint condition, and I consider it my "certificate".

So this is what's written on the box.

The VIP card is a separate thing, and aside from its collectors value, means nothing to me. I got number 17. It was random. Big whoop.

This is cemented in my mind when I see them selling separately on eBay, as if they were unrelated things. One of the VIP cards is currently going for almost £700, with another at £300.

Set number 93, VIP card 17. Of course it would have been nice if they matched. :) So if anyone has 93 and is willing to trade for 17, it'd be greatly appreciated!

I was 87 in the queue, got card 99. Neither number means much to me, except 99 is more satisfying.

@Legoboy I would have had #23 written on my box if I'd though about it, but having the number matching your VIP card makes more sense as that's the thing that is actually the collectable and worth money.

For me the queue number is what counts. I was 093/150. So I was sold the 93rd set in the UK (maybe the world?). I didn't get the queue card stapled to the receipt either - it's in mint condition, and I consider it my "certificate".

So this is what's written on the box.

The VIP card is a separate thing, and aside from its collectors value, means nothing to me. I got number 17. It was random. Big whoop.

This is cemented in my mind when I see them selling separately on eBay, as if they were unrelated things. One of the VIP cards is currently going for almost £700, with another at £300.

Set number 93, VIP card 17. Of course it would have been nice if they matched. :) So if anyone has 93 and is willing to trade for 17, it'd be greatly appreciated!

Thing is you most definitely where not sold the 93rd set so all that card tells you is your position in the cueue in my humble opinion:)

If it's not the first or the last, does it truly matter? Though in the case of @caterham7 I can see the significance of the card he got. If not happy with the number given, sell the card on eBay for a tidy profit if you don't like it, I am sure someone will pounce on it. Just my two cents.

Someone was selling vip card 6 with set 006/150 on eBay, so was this just random or did they manage to do a swap on the night.i think having different numbers makes it nice, as it’s unique.

wont be long before eBay is awash with “Signed” 75192... and copies of the non water marked photos from eBay of the event being used to show its certified. So unless it’s the whole package (VIP card, wrist band, till receipt, queue card included) buyers need to be cautious..

About the black Star Wars VIP card, which I wasn’t early enough to get one, does anyone reckon the mass versions being given for every MF purchase will basically have the same card design and number format, but be numbered over 100, i.e. 1138#####? If so, it’s be quite bummer because TLG could have done the full 001-150 on launch night.

You had a great experience that bits of paper (the business card) or plastic (the VIP card) really have no bearing on. It was documented and shared which I'm sure many here enjoyed. Most importantly you have the memories and numbers are not relevant to those.

My thoughts exactly... then again I don't keep many set boxes or any random promotional material <SNIP>

Also my thoughts exactly, @Shib, and I DO keep all my set boxes, bags, random promo material and everything else.... I guess what this reinforces is that however absurd my collecting habits might seem, I can always gain solace by knowing that someone out there has it even worse than I do.... ;-)

About the black Star Wars VIP card, which I wasn’t early enough to get one, does anyone reckon the mass versions being given for every MF purchase will basically have the same card design and number format, but be numbered over 100, i.e. 1138#####? If so, it’s be quite bummer because TLG could have done the full 001-150 on launch night.

I believe the “normal” black VIP cards will have your name on them but no numbers

About the black Star Wars VIP card, which I wasn’t early enough to get one, does anyone reckon the mass versions being given for every MF purchase will basically have the same card design and number format, but be numbered over 100, i.e. 1138#####? If so, it’s be quite bummer because TLG could have done the full 001-150 on launch night.

I believe the “normal” black VIP cards will have your name on them but no numbers

Sorry to be contrary, but I understood that our existing* VIP card numbers would be printed on the new black VIP cards that are delivered in the post, in addition to our name.

So, like a normal replacement VIP card, except black.

I'd expect the design to be the same as the limited edition ones, but I'd love to have a different design.

About the black Star Wars VIP card, which I wasn’t early enough to get one, does anyone reckon the mass versions being given for every MF purchase will basically have the same card design and number format, but be numbered over 100, i.e. 1138#####? If so, it’s be quite bummer because TLG could have done the full 001-150 on launch night.

I believe the “normal” black VIP cards will have your name on them but no numbers

It's stated the Lego VIP site that the black VIP cards will have your name and personal VIP number printed on them.

And while here might be 20,000 ish of these new black VIP cards, I will still be treating mine very carefully. My existing VIP card is trashed just from being in my wallet. I might use an oyster card holder for my new one.

I wonder when the first Black VIP cards will come dribbling through the post. Up to 6 weeks, but will it really take that long.

I was wondering that myself. On top of that, I wondered whether it'll just arrive in an envelope, like getting a regular VIP card, of it there'll be some flair to it. Let's face it, the limed edition VIP card pack wasn't exactly overwhelming, even if there is one going on eBay for $3000 right now (on it's own, that is). My guess is when the sky high bidders get these packs they'll probably open it and go, "Oh, it looked a lot better in the photos".

I also wonder when they'll decide what benefits they'll give to the card holders.

I did wonder if suppose queue #101 managed to get upstairs and through the tills before number #100, if #101 would be given a VIP card or whether the shop assistant only gave VIPs 1-100. People behind me in the queue got past the tills before I did.

Did they just hand them out on purchase until none were left or they check everybody's queue position before handing over the VIP? Either way, #122 is a bit of a stretch to be purchasing that far out of order.